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Gardening Area => Growing questions and answers => Topic started by: MadPlanter on December 13, 2013, 04:32:43 PM

Title: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: MadPlanter on December 13, 2013, 04:32:43 PM

In a giveaway slash trade I got 8 tea plant seeds. Only at 12/03/13 did I soak them overnight and place then a half inch to an inch or so deep in moist vermiculite in a plastic container. I dug up two just now to look and see if there's progress and there was! Both I dug out have big thick tap roots! I would imagine the rest might too. Its only been like 10 days!

I'm wondering what kind of soil to move them to when potted? What works for those of you growing this plant?

Title: Re: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: Saros on December 13, 2013, 07:42:49 PM

I have no idea, but I'm interested too.. I've been wanting to get some of these for a while.

Glad to hear you're having success with it MadPlanter!

Title: Re: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: Roze on December 13, 2013, 08:03:59 PM

Good job! ;)

I just use a regular soil mixed with some organic compost and they do well on it.. 

The germination is the worst part, after that they dont need "special care" just a warm and light place.

Title: Re: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: MadPlanter on December 13, 2013, 09:14:03 PM

Cool man thanks. I'll pot them soon.

Title: Re: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: intotheimpossible on May 10, 2014, 09:35:07 PM

wow some tea plants would be awesome to have, how many people hear grow them?

Title: Re: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: Roze on May 10, 2014, 09:52:45 PM

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wow some tea plants would be awesome to have, how many people hear grow them?

I still have some viable camelia s. seeds  to share, pm me if you want some ;)

Title: Re: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: SoulGrower on May 11, 2014, 12:08:43 AM

I can vouch for the viability of Roze's seeds!!!  In fact, when they arrived, they had already germinated.. so apparently the trick to germinating them is to put them in a moist paper towel, put that in a ziplock and then send them in the mail, LOL.  Unfortunately, only one of them sprouted.. but it is growing like crazy!  Litterally the fastest grower I've got right now.

I make my own soil.  5 parts pine bark fines, 1 part peat, 1 part perlite, a dash of lime (to balance the low pH of the ingredients).. and usually an appropriate amount of fertilizer (though lately I've been using soluble when I water).  Mine is doing VERY well in this mix.

Title: Re: what soil do you have success with tea plants
Post by: intotheimpossible on May 18, 2014, 05:20:10 AM

well thats awesome and ill PM you and see whats up id be very excited to have my own home grown seed to drink :P